Wallowa Resources in the News
December, 2009: Mark Porter Appointed to Oregon Invasive Species Council
Mark Porter, Wallowa Resources noxious weed program manager and coordinator of Wallowa Canyonlands Partnership, was appointed to the Oregon Invasive Species Council (OISC) earlier this month. more...
April 6, 2009: New Agreement Will Allow Biomass Harvest
One thousand acres of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest land will be available for potential biomass harvest. That is the agreement within the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) being signed by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Wallowa Whitman National Forest Supervisor Steve Ellis, State Forester John Buckman, Wallowa County Biomass Group representative Nils Christoffersen and others April 6 during Walden's Wallowa County visit. more...
December, 2008: Mark Porter, Noxious Weed Program Manager, Receives Special Recognition Award
Mark Porter, Noxious Weed Program Coordinator for Wallowa Resources, recently received a Special Recognition Award at the Oregon Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium, held in Corvallis. The award recognizes Mark’s role as a leader in digital aerial sketchmapping technology, his leadership in Meadow Hawkweed containment in northeast Oregon, and in cultivating relationships with private property owners in order to effectively manage noxious weeds across ownership boundaries. The award was presented by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. more...
November 24, 2008: Program Teaches Land Stewardship to Youth
Working together to educate the next generation of land stewards, decision-makers and community leaders is the goal of Wallowa Resources-Wallowa Mountain Institute’s WREN (Wallowa Resources Explorations of Nature) Program. more...
September 15, 2008: Cycle Oregon's Signature Grant program directs $60,000 to Wallowa Lake
Cycle Oregon’s Signature Grant program is providing $35,000 to Wallowa Resources and $25,000 to the Wallowa Land Trust in an effort to preserve the Wallowa Lake moraines. In addition, members are being solicited for contributions toward that end.more...
August, 2008: Summer Program Teaches Backpacking, Ecology
Nine 13- to 15-year-olds recently participated in Wallowa Resources’ pilot summer backpacking adventure program. Students learned the basics of backpacking including low-impact camping skills, how to use a stove and cook in the wilderness, how to set up a tent, pack a backpack, use a map and compass and how to backpack safely. more...
November 25, 2007: Small Timber Operation Tries to Take Up Job Slack.
In the timber industry they say a job in a mill equals two in the woods. If that holds, at least 28 people in the forests of Oregon's northeast corner have jobs thanks to Community Smallwood Solutions, a busy little post-and-pole mill in this economically troubled Wallowa County town.more...